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China Orders Banks, Insurers to Review Cyber and Data Security

China’s financial regulator told its banks and insurers to thoroughly review cyber and data security across all their businesses, underscoring the government’s increased focus on national security and data integrity. In a directive sent at the end of last year, …

China Sets Tougher Capital Rules for Registering New Firms

Chinese lawmakers changed the country’s Company Law by setting tougher capital rules for registering a new firm, an effort to close loopholes in corporate governance and prevent financial risks. The revised law takes effect July 1, 2024, the official Xinhua …

Death Toll Climbs in China’s Worst Earthquake in Nearly a Decade

The death toll from China’s worst earthquake since 2014 rose to more than 130 as the government sent a top official to oversee recovery efforts. Some 113 people were killed in mostly rural areas of Gansu province and another 18 …

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Kills More Than 100 in China’s Northwest

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for efforts to minimize casualties after an impoverished region in the northwest was hit by an earthquake that left more than 100 people dead. The 6.2-magnitude quake late Monday killed 105 people in Gansu and …

Shadow-Fleet Oil Tanker Runs Aground Near Singapore

A shadow-fleet oil tanker that had previously falsified its location to avoid detection on digital ship-tracking systems ran aground near Singapore, a stark reminder of the environmental risks that such vessels pose. A spokesman for the Indonesian navy said the …

Ping An Loses $3.1 Billion in Value on Country Garden Buy Report

A report that Chinese authorities asked Ping An Insurance Group Co. to rescue Country Garden Holdings Co. sent the insurer’s stock sliding, wiping out $3.1 billion from its valuation. Distressed developer Country Garden, on the other hand, jumped 12% to …

China’s Ping An Sold Stake in Country Garden, Has No Plans to Buy the Troubled Firm

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. said it doesn’t hold any shares in Country Garden Holdings Co. and has no plans to acquire the distressed Chinese developer, refuting a report that sent the insurance giant’s stock tumbling on Wednesday. The insurer …

China Eases Investment Rules for Insurers in Bid to Boost Flows Into Stocks

China has taken a move that effectively allows insurance firms to make longer-term investment in shares, adding to a drumbeat of support measures to revitalize the country’s stock market. The Ministry of Finance will from now on evaluate insurers’ return …

Tesla Cleared of Fault in Fatal Chinese Crash: Local Media Reports

A Chinese court has ruled a Tesla Inc. vehicle wasn’t the cause of a 2022 accident that killed two people and injured three others, Shanghai Securities News reported. The automaker had sued a social media influencer who alleged the crash …

Chinese Police Detain Staff of Evergrande Unit as Property Crisis Enters New Phase

Authorities detained some staff of the money management business of China Evergrande Group, a sign that the saga around the defaulted developer at the heart of the nation’s property crisis has entered a new phase involving the criminal justice system. …